• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    You don’t see how “piracy” only refers to digital media? What do you think “piracy” is?

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      7 months ago

      What you seem to are saying is that specifically and exclusively people who work on software, music and digital art should give away their labour for free.

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        7 months ago

        Strawman. What I am saying is when I purchase software, music and digital art, I should own my copy of it and be able to freely use and enjoy it until the end of time. Not until the place I “purchased” it from no longer sells it.

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      7 months ago

      Well, whenever I rent a car, I am agreeing to a rental agreement that outlines the terms. Length of time, extremely fees, and the cost of renting.

      If I buy digital media through an online storefront. I am also agreeing to terms. Which in certain cases will see me buying a licence to the media rather than a copy of it.

      What I am confused about is how it is fine to steal digital media but not physical items.

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        7 months ago

        I am agreeing to a rental agreement that outlines the terms. "Length of time*, extremely fees, and the cost of renting.

        So you don’t see the difference between a specifically defined length of time/conditions on when it will be returned vs “We’ll take the car back at any time without warning while outwardly presenting it as you purchasing the car outright.”

        What I am confused about is how it is fine to steal digital media but not physical items.

        Because again you don’t understand simple language and think JAQing off is a more appropriate way to get answers than doing a simple search on your own.

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy_is_theft

        Courts have distinguished between copyright infringement and theft.

        Lawmakers and people smarter than you have already established there is a difference between piracy and stealing. Your insistence on calling them the same thing is as intelligent as saying “Why can I shoot people in digital media, but when I shoot people from my car it’s illegal? What’s the difference?”